BlackBerry cuts Playbook price ahead of Amazon launch

Guy Clapperton
Updated
Picture of a Playbook
Picture of a Playbook

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BlackBerry maker RIM has cut the price of its Playbook tablet computers, at least in the US. It's not clear whether this is in anticipation of tomorrow's expected Amazon tablet launch or whether it's due to generally poor sales, but neither would be good news for the handset giant.

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